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Uptake of 10B in Gliosarcomas Following the Injection of Glutathione Monoethyl Ester and Sulfhydryl Borane

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Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy

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The sulfhydryl borane Na2 10B12H11SH (BSH) was developed as a capture agent for BNCT about 20 years ago and is the compound currently used clinically in Japan for BNCT of malignant brain tumors, with some apparent success 1.

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Joel, D.D., Slatkin, D.N., Coderre, J.A. (1993). Uptake of 10B in Gliosarcomas Following the Injection of Glutathione Monoethyl Ester and Sulfhydryl Borane. In: Soloway, A.H., Barth, R.F., Carpenter, D.E. (eds) Advances in Neutron Capture Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2978-1_101

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